Global Climate Finance Centre – Annual Meeting

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to support the Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC) Annual Meeting taking place 13 January 2025 during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). The Annual Meeting will take place at the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Auditorium The GCFC Annual Meeting will track the progress of international commitments, spotlight innovations in climate finance, […]

New U.S.-U.A.E. Bilateral Partnership to Transform Private Markets through AI

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council convened a select group of industry leaders for a meeting on Thursday, December 12th as part of Abu Dhabi Finance Week to help announce and celebrate the recent partnership announcement between G42, a Founding member of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, and Inveniam, a U.S. company specializing in data management for private […]

H.E. Mariam Almheiri Gives Exclusive Preview of 2PointZero

In a closed-door briefing to U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council key members on Wednesday, December 11, Her Excellency Mariam AlMheiri discussed her new role as the Group CEO of 2PointZero. She outlined six verticals of focus for this next generation Abu Dhabi-based holding company. 2PointZero is expected to reach more than 100 billion AED (27 billion USD) in expected asset […]

H.E. Hamid Al Zaabi Highlights Recent Developments in U.A.E. AML/CFT Regime

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a roundtable briefing on Tuesday, December 10th in Washington, D.C. with a delegation led by His Excellency Hamid Al Zaabi, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organizations Committee (NAMLCFTC). The delegation of officials representing six U.A.E. […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Vice Co-Chairs Discuss Transformational Impact of AI in Financial Services Sector

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council held a private discussion on Tuesday, December 10th with Hana Al Rostamani, the Group CEO of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Naim Yazbeck, General Manager of Microsoft U.A.E. The high-level discussion with two of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council’s Vice co-Chairs took place at FAB’s Head Office in Abu Dhabi. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council convened select business […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Partnerships in Focus Ahead of Abu Dhabi Space Debate

The U.A.E. Embassy in Washington, D.C., U.A.E. Space Agency, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Mission to the U.A.E., and U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a dinner on Monday, December 9, 2024, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Grand Canal in Abu Dhabi to set the stage for the Abu Dhabi Space Debate, taking place from 10-11 December 2024. This event brought […]

AWS Executive Visit Further Accelerates U.S.-U.A.E. AI and Technology Partnerships

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted two conversations this week in the U.A.E. with Dave Levy, Vice President – Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), on the transformative potential of AI and the leadership role that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is playing in the deployment of generative AI in critical sectors.  The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a small, private dinner […]

Emerging Technology within Fintech

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to support Frontiers of Digital Finance: Miami 2025 presented by Biz2Credit and in partnership with the University of Miami. This event will take place in Miami from January 13-14th, 2025. Frontiers of Digital Finance is a thought leadership series which unites industry leaders, scholars, and innovators to explore the […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Executive Networking Lunch with ADQ Portfolio Companies

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted an executive networking luncheon with leadership from ADQ and its portfolio companies on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Abu Dhabi. ADQ is an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company overseeing a diverse portfolio of major enterprises. Dr. Jaap Kalkman, Group Chief Investment Officer at ADQ, provided attendees with […]

CyberQ

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to support CyberQ: Security in the Quantum Era, hosted by the U.A.E. Cyber Security Council and supported by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a founding member of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council. This event will take place at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi from November 12-13th, 2024. CyberQ is dedicated to […]